Become a feudal king from today

"Your Highness, isn't this used to cut the barrel of a cannon?"

Bing Zhan Division.

Wang Ying looked at the things on the drawing with a puzzled expression.

During this period, in addition to being busy in the Military Division, he still tried his best to squeeze out time to attend lectures at the Science and Technology School and mastered many novel things.

Therefore, he no longer turned a blind eye to the drawings given by King Yan.

But you can judge one or two based on what you have learned.

"Guessed it right."

Zhao Xu smiled. Not long after Ma Han left, he came over with the drawings.

Now the news about Beidi's development of artillery is confirmed.

He had to be vigilant and maintain his superior position in artillery.

Otherwise, how can a Yanzhou fight against a Beidi Empire?

Therefore, it is urgent to improve the range and power of artillery.

So he thought of hydraulic boring machines.

This is a lathe used to cut the breech of artillery.

In the eighteenth century, Watt used a hydraulic boring machine to cut the inner wall of a steam cylinder.

Of course, boring machines have been used to machine the inner walls of artillery before.

Due to the process of casting cannons, the inner walls of generally cast cannons are somewhat uneven.

In this way, the cannonball will encounter resistance when it flies out, causing the cannonball's range to be shortened and its power to be weakened.

If you want the inner bore of the gun to be smooth, you have to use a boring machine.

Furthermore, if the hydraulic boring machine is built this time, in addition to cutting the inner wall of the artillery, it will also lay the foundation for Yanzhou to manufacture steam engines.

Maybe it won't be long before you can try a steam engine.

At that time, Yanzhou will officially move from handicrafts to industry.

Such a future is wonderful, but technology must be developed step by step from scratch.

At the moment, it is better to get the boring machine out first, if the cannon bore is successfully cut.

There will not be much problem in manufacturing steam engine cylinders in the future.

"I can only say that this is very similar to a hydraulic turning machine, but the shape of the knife is a little different." Wang Ying rubbed his chin.

Zhao Xu nodded. The head for drilling the gun barrel was pointed.

Because the steel of the barrel is solid, it requires hard drilling.

But what the artillery needs is to smooth the inner wall of the barrel, so the shape of the tool is an inverted L shape.

The length of the short side of L depends on the size of the gun bore.

In his opinion, the structure of this tool is also not very complicated.

"Can it be made?" Zhao Xu asked Wang Ying.

If Wang Ying says he can't, he will personally participate.

Wang Ying looked like you looked down on me too much and said: "Your Highness, the picture is clearly drawn. Now that we have built so many things, I should have made some progress. I will leave this to you. I will report back to His Highness in three days."

Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, "Okay, in that case, I will wait for your good news."

He naturally hopes that Wang Yinghe and the officials of the Military Division can make progress, instead of being like a giant baby and having to deal with everything big and small personally.

Thinking of something, he continued: "By the way, do we have enough manpower to make artillery for export?"

At this moment, the Liang family, the Han family, the Xie family, and the Ma family have all given orders, and the Xiao family and the Dou family will definitely come as well.

Now the territory of the two families has become a frontier. Without artillery, they would not be able to sleep peacefully.

"It's indeed a bit tight. If the required quantity continues to grow, I'm afraid the delivery date will be delayed." Wang should have a headache. "The most important thing is that these tasks will affect the supply of the Prince's troops from the Department of War."

Zhao Xu nodded, "In this way, the weapons and armor of the royal family are still manufactured in the Military Division, and the firearms for export are specially manufactured in Nanfang District. You can transfer the capable craftsmen from Nanfang District back, and I will add another one to you." Batch new craftsmen.”

Millions of people will arrive in Yanzhou soon.

Moreover, Zhou Yi and Wang Yanzhong never stopped transporting young people back from Jinzhou and saved a lot of money.

But now that Ma Yuan has taken office, he can no longer blatantly steal people from Jinzhou.

After all, you still have to give him some face.

"Yes, Your Highness." Wang Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, the Bingzhan Division also occupies an area of ​​​​a civilian square.

However, the building inside was too old, so King Yan allowed it to be moved to Nanfang District.

In fact, there are still many free places.

If some more houses are built, they will be comparable to those in Chengde.

The separation of firearms sold externally and those manufactured internally makes it easier for him to manage.

After agreeing on this matter, Zhao Xu left the Bingzhan Division.

Although the war cannot be fought for the time being, preparations cannot be relaxed.

He will take advantage of this free time to lay out all aspects of Yanzhou and put Yanzhou on the right track of development.

…

Xiancheng.

Tuoba Hao stood at the top of the city and looked into the distance, his eyes filled with pride.

At this time, Ma Jin followed him with a flattering expression.

After receiving the news of Xiliang's invasion, the soldiers and horses of the King of Yan and the Ma family soldiers and horses led by Ma Han withdrew to Qin Pass at the same time.

The difficulties in Xiancheng were relieved immediately. At that time, he all praised that he had made the right choice.

Now, he is alive and well.

As the King of Qin in Xiliang, he has the same rights over Qinzhou and Yongzhou as the King of Yan has over Yanzhou.

The only thing required is to pay part of the tax to Xiliang every year.

"Your Majesty, this will be your territory from now on, and I will obey your orders." Ma Jin pointed to the land outside Xiancheng.

After the Xiliang army crossed Xiao Pass and stationed themselves in Qingshui City, which is closest to Qin Pass, Tuoba Hao arrived in Xian City yesterday.

When I met the Xiliang Emperor for the first time, he was naturally extremely flattering.

After all, his wealth, wealth, and wealth are all in the hands of this emperor.

"Hahaha..." Tuoba Hao laughed.

He looked at Ma Jin and patted him on the shoulder.

Qinzhou and Yongzhou were picked up by Xiliang for free.

And this is all thanks to Ma Jin, how unhappy he is.

"I am very pleased to have a general like the King of Qin who is good at conquering and fighting. From now on, I hope that the King of Qin will be of the same mind as me. When Xiliang regains its strength, he will break through the Qin Pass and seize the country of Dasong. At that time, I will give You have a bigger seal," Tuoba Hao said.

Ma Jin was overjoyed and said, "Thank you for your grace."

However, he also heard from Tuoba Hao's tone that Xiliang would not attack Qinguan for the time being.

This made him a little disappointed.

After all, he wants all three states of the Ma family to belong to him.

As if he could tell what Ma Jin was thinking, Tuoba Hao said: "It is said that the soldiers of King Yan moved the artillery to the Qinguan Pass. The Qinguan Pass was already easy to defend and difficult to attack, and now it is even more solid. It is a pity, but... …”

Changing the topic, he said: "Xiliang and Beidi have formed an alliance now. The Beidi people said that they have developed artillery. I will find a way to get some from Beidi. By then, maybe Qinguan will not be a problem."

"Really?" Ma Jin was surprised, then ecstatically said,

He was even more convinced that he had made the right decision this time.

Now that Beidi has artillery in addition to its invincible cavalry, how could Dasong be able to defeat Beidi.

In the future, this land of Dasong will surely become the racecourse of Beidi people.